Those were the words that ended every flight briefing I gave while flying the AV8B Harrier for the U.S. Marine Corps.  Safety was paramount to our ability to accomplish our missions then and it is paramount to my personal mission now.  I'm Roger Burton, CEO of Taxijet, and I give my personal guarantee that everything we do at Taxijet is done with Safety in mind. 

While no one can guarantee that a particular flight, or automobile ride, or roller coaster ride will be without incident there are things we can do to limit the risk.  Flight Safety is built in layers.  Wearing seatbelts is one layer of safety and the pilot's pre-flight inspection of an aircraft is another.  Pilot training, adherence to weight and balance limitations, maintenance inspections and emergency action plans are other examples of the cumulative efforts of many individuals that contribute to a safe flight.  Passengers can add yet more layers of safety to their trips by adhering to weight and balance limits, remembering to turn off cell phones before takeoff and by using wise decision making in selecting an air carrier. 

The Federal Aviation Administration has established strict safety guidelines for certification of Air Carriers.  Taxijet will only provide bids from Operators that have been certified by the FAA.

This Risk Matrix, from the FAA's Introduction to Safety Management Systems for Air Operators shows the general concept behind aviation risk assessment.  The principles described in the publication are applied by third party audit companies to give the traveling public information about a particular operator, aircraft or even air crew.